For Us By Us, Part I: Soul Studios

Whether you’re hanging out with friends or cramming in the library, Brandon and Anye have a playlist for your mood.
Photo Credit: Soul StudiosMUSIC:“F.U.B.U.” by Solange, “Take Care” by Drake ft. Rihanna, “Deja Vu” by Big Sean and Jhene Aiko

Why is there no hijab emoji?: Emoji representation

There are more to emojis than just fun ways to text people. From producer Justin Bai, we see that emojis reflect issues like diversity in gender and race as well as some other topics in representation.MUSIC: “Tech Toys” & “Theme by Penguins on Parade” by Lee Rosevere

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The Lost Art of Peanut Percussion

Sit for a while and listen to the folk music of Monique Belisle, raconteur and French Canadian musician extraordinaire. Oral History tape courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

All the music in the piece is performed by Monique, Christy, Dena, and Priscilla and recorded by Geraldine. A few short clips are included of Monique’s friend, Paul Pelletier, on the violin, and Le Vent du Nord’s foot percussion.

To the Moon and Back

During the 2015 lunar eclipse, Eloise Sherrid took a four-hour walk across Providence and recorded her conversations with people out on the streets that night. Eloise generously entrusted this trove of audio to producer, Ariana Martinez so she could tease out the essence of that experience. This is a story about what happens when a whole city gazes skyward.

From Martial Law to Democracy

During the span of a generation, Taiwan transition from a military dictatorship to democratic rule. One family reflects on their experience during this tumultuous time and what it means for new generations.

A Song Portrait of Michael Kennedy

A Brown University professor reflects on his musical choices at different points of his life and how particular songs to impact him today. MUSIC: Up, Up and Away by the Fifth Dimension, A Horse with No Name by America, Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat and Tears, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat by Charles Mingus, Dominance and Submission by Blue Oyster Cult, Fables of Faubus by Charles Mingus, Ave Maria by Schubert

What's Your Favorite Emoji?

“Probably the upside-down smiley face ’cause it conveys a sense of existential despair that permeates all of Millennial existence.” Hear what else producer Justin Bai found out at Emojicon about people’s favorite emojis.

Is Love Rational?

“If I did that at a nursery school I was working at in the United States, I would probably get fired. I would definitely get fired.”MUSIC: “Aceitunas” and “ Pequeña Serenata Diurna” by Silvio Rodriguez

The Hole

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Dawn Keeps Coming

Brown University’s women’s rugby team is one of the best in the country. For the team members, the rugby pitch provides a space to embrace a powerful physicality that is often unavailable in most other aspects of life.

It's Very Fun to Scrum

Produced by: Individual Speakers, Recorded Live and Mixed by Mitchell Johnson

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On March 23rd, 2016, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, along with Masculinity 101, hosted a night of stories about masculinity on Brown’s campus, focused on exploring and challenging common notions about masculinity and taking a public stand together for justice, love and equality.

AJ Whitman: Pretty Cool
AJ Whitman tells a story about escaping femininity, only to find that masculinity is just as confining.

The Magic Love Card

“Divine Amnesia” is the first episode of Discretion Advised, a series about the people who listen to and keep our secrets. This episode is a portrait of a Catholic priest who must deal with the sins heard in confession.

Home is Where the Heart Is

Anna Martin tells all about the best part of high school model UN…the dance.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Karaoke Singer

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

Jeopardy!

As his college years come to a close, a student comedian reflects on the social meaning of being considered funny and examines the relationship between humor and self-doubt with a younger stand up comic.

MUSIC: live performance of “I Want You Back (Jackson 5 cover)” by Clyde Lawrence “Gentle Marimbas” by Chad Crouch

Frontier Town: The Gambler's Wife and Daughter

Growing up in Colorado as the son of Nigerian immigrants, Chibuikem Nwizu wanted more than anything to just fit in. He now relates differently to his identity, but is still attached to one particular aspect of American culture.

Another Kitchen Table Chat

A boy finds solace in the story of Paul Cuffe, a 19th century sailor, whale-hunter, and overall badass. An actor uses his “sailor voice” to read excerpts from Cuffe’s written account of his adventures.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

What was your first kiss like?

This last spring something rare happened: a new major in Contemplative Studies was created at Brown University. What does it mean to have a critical first-person perspective, why might it change the nature of higher education in North America, and what are the implications of this emerging field for academia at large?

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

Convinced he’s met the woman of his dreams, Mark heads out on a kayaking mis-adventure.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

A River Story

Convinced he's met the woman of his dreams, Mark heads out on a kayaking mis-adventure.

I talked to magicians and occultists at Brown about magic, and why it’s so important to some people. Delving into the magical community at Brown eventually helped me get at much larger questions about the world around me.

Magical Thinking

I talked to magicians and occultists at Brown about magic, and why it's so important to some people. Delving into the magical community at Brown eventually helped me get at much larger questions about the world around me.

I talked to magicians and occultists at Brown about magic, and why it's so important to some people. Delving into the magical community at Brown eventually helped me get at much larger questions about the world around me.

Lauren Stone tells the hilarious story of of her disastrous summer at a sailing camp in the north of France.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

Bienvenue Aux Glénans

Lauren Stone tells the hilarious story of of her disastrous summer at a sailing camp in the north of France.

You know those people you see everywhere but have never approached? You know their face, their mannerisms, and maybe you think they know yours, too. Calling these people focal points, we explore this phenomenon on the Brown University campus, and see what happens when focal points are approached.

Unspoken Connections

You know those people you see everywhere but have never approached? You know their face, their mannerisms, and maybe you think they know yours, too. Calling these people focal points, we explore this phenomenon on the Brown University campus, and see what happens when focal points are approached.

You know those people you see everywhere but have never approached? You know their face, their mannerisms, and maybe you think they know yours, too. Calling these people focal points, we explore this phenomenon on the Brown University campus, and see what happens when focal points are approached.

Unlike most of his type-A Ivy League classmates who cultivate prestigious internships at banks, law firms and the like, Ian Shank spends his summer working long hours at a nondescript gas station on the outskirts of Glacier National Park.

From A Gas Station in Glacier

Unlike most of his type-A Ivy League classmates, Ian Shank spends his summer working long hours at a nondescript gas station on the outskirts of Glacier National Park.

Ezra Nelson prepares listeners for the imminent takeover of the frozen yogurt industry.

The Brown University Storytellers are Brown’s first and only performance storytelling group dedicated to 100% true stories told live, from the heart. The Storytellers audition, workshop, direct, and perform stories like this one live at biannual Storyslams. They also host weekly meetings open to all. Email anna_martin@brown.edu to be added to the Storytellers listserv.

FroYo Land

Ezra Nelson prepares listeners for the imminent takeover of the frozen yogurt industry.